kinetic
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (3)
- relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith“kinetic energy”
- characterized by motion“modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime”
- supplying motive force“the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center — H.O.Taylor”Synonyms: energizingenergising
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
kinetic \ki*net"ic\ (k[i^]*n[e^]t"[i^]k or k[-i]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. kinhtiko`s, from kinei^n to move.] (Physics) Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent. [1913 Webster]
Kinetic energy. See Energy, n. 4. [1913 Webster] kinesthesis kinesthesia